HAIPHONG

• Harbour View
  Some cute, gay staff. English spoken.

HANOI -- area code (84-4)

• Bach Tung Diep Hotel
  25 Hang Thiec St, Hoan Kiem Dist, 097-448-8001, 3923-2979, FAX 3923-2958, email. Gay and lesbian-friendly hotel with 30+ rooms. Friendly. Centrally located in the Old Quarter. Utopia Member Discount
• Daluva Home
  33 To Ngoc Van St, Tay Ho Dist, Utopia Map, 3718-5831, FAX 3718-4989, email. A boutique, short-stay apartment unlike anything else in Hanoi. Gays and lesbians are welcome in this private, bright and spacious 1-bedroom with all the appointments of a luxury suite. Airport greet and private transfer service available. See photos and easy booking on their website. Utopia Member Discount
• Friendly Mansion
  No 7 Street 31-46 Xuan Dieu, 091-201-3093, email. Gay-owned homestay accommodation welcoming travelers to Hanoi. Utopia Member Discount

HO CHI MINH CITY / SAIGON -- area code (84-8)

• Eden Guesthouse
  236 De Tham St, District 1 (Pham Ngu Lao area), 836-8154, email. A gay and lesbian-friendly, clean guest house located upstairs from the Eden Bar (a discount is available on food and drinks for guests staying here). Utopia Member Discount

• Hong Kong Hotel
  22 Bui Vien Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh City, (84-8) 836-4904 FAX 836-8757. Recommended by travelers as gay-friendly and no hassles with visitors.

  Comments from Utopians:

  "Spring Hotel is fairly well located and no problems with guests." -- hcmpp, Apr 25, 2010

  "I have found a terrific hotel, the Freedom Hotel on 267 Pham Ngu Lao St, D1, near the Elios Hotel. It's very inexpensive. Not new, but clean and they have no problem with bringing friends back to your room (if the friend is Vietnamese he needs to deposit his ID card with the receptionist). The woman owner is a real darling and extremely helpful." -- james2010, Apr 23, 2010

  "A friend and I stayed at the Asia Ruby Hotel, a new hotel located near the Vila bar and Apocalypse on Thi Sach Rd. The staff was very friendly, the place was clean and nice, and the breakfast was good. We both brought visitors back to our rooms without problem, though the visitors were required to leave ID at the front desk. On at least one occassion, when the visitor was leaving, the front desk called the room to inform that the visitor was leaving and to make sure everything was okay. That was a very nice and discreet touch. I highly recommend this moderately priced hotel. The same does not hold for the Asia Ruby 3, however, which is smaller and less accommodating." -- remolquedor, Jan 19, 2010

  "Always a problem allowing locals to stay over in your room, you are stuck with smaller hotels really. Try Xuan Mai Hotel, simple but clean and very friendly." -- bijason28, Nov 11, 2009

PHU QUOC ISLAND

• A74 Hotel
  74 Tran Hung Dao, email. Gay-owned A74 Hotel is an inexpensive accommodation choice. Clean rooms with friendly, young staff and a creative environment. Only 100m from beautiful Long Beach and close to the town center. Have a beer or cocktail at The Roof Top Bar, where there is always a sea breeze and the best views on the Island, or the Vespa Bar on G/F. Utopia Member Discount
• Eden Guesthouse
  Tran Hung Dao St, Duong Dong Town, 077-994-208, email. Second and bigger branch of Saigon's Eden bar, restaurant and guesthouse. Gay and lesbian-friendly. Utopia Member Discount

Sapa

• Sapa Rooms Boutique Hotel
  018 Pran Si Pang St, +84 20 872130, FAX +84 20 872131, email. Gay and lesbian-friendly hotel located in the heart of Sapa Town, a stone's throw from the daily markets and the main street. The hotel overlooks the pristine, terraced valleys of Sapa. Boutique interiors, attentive personalised customer service and great value for money. Their French colonial heritage building has been decorated in contemporary tones with touches of local tribal culture. Each of the 13 rooms are comfortable and practical. Their Sapa Kitchen offers home cooked international cuisine in a perfect setting for relaxing and socializing. Utopia Member Discount

Tam Hai / Tam Ky

• Le Domaine de Tam Hai Resort
  (84-510) 545-105, 545-103, email. Situated on a small island off the coast of Hoi An in central Vietnam, just 10 minutes speedboat ride from the mainland, you might be as well in another world. Le Domaine de Tam Hai, offers comfortable, luxurious resort facilities and a private beach dotted with coconut and palm trees. There are 12 traditional Vietnamese style cottages, spacious at 60sqm with living room and bedroom, plus outdoor patio bath. The resort is situated in a 400sqm tropical garden filled with exotic plants and discreetly fenced off for maximum privacy. Direct access to Tam Hai's nearly deserted, pristine soft white sand beaches. Gay-friendly. Utopia Member Discount